As we jump into the newest episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 13,” Team Lesnar’s latest win still is fresh in everyone’s mind.

But while the victory allowed Team Lesnar to close the gap with Team Dos Santos’ 3-2 lead, it came at a cost. As suspected in the previous episode, Team Lesnar’s winning fighter, Clay Harvison, suffered an injured pinky in his victory over Mick Bowman.

But first, we head to the Team Dos Santos locker room, where Mick is emotional after his loss and head coach Junior Dos Santos and Lew Polley are having differing philosophies. Junior says to fight to impress, and Lew says his team should win at all costs, even if it’s boring.

Junior doesn’t appreciate the dissension.

We then head to a Team Lesnar training session, where head coach Brock Lesnar is discussing the final two preliminary-round fights and the possibility of his fighters being wild-card picks, including the contentious Len Brentley, who’s butted heads with his coach in the past.

Len is cautiously optimistic, but Brock gives him words of encouragement since he looked pretty good in a close loss to Ryan McGillivray.

But moments later, Len is in the cage screaming in agony from a knee injury.

“I’m just sick to my stomach,” Brock says of the turn of events.

At the emergency room, Clay finally is getting his hand checked. His finger is dislocated, but not broken (which was suspected after the bone broke through the skin), and he believes he may be able to fight again. Just as he’s about to celebrate his good luck, Len is wheeled and shares the news about his bum knee.

But Len also gets good news. He has a patellar dislocation, and his ACL and all the major structural components are fine. The doctor downplays the severity of the injury, and both Team Lesnar fighters breathe a sigh of relief.

“I was thinking the worst,” Len says. “I thought I lost my opportunity to fight.”

At a Team Dos Santos training session, Junior isn’t happy. He’s learned that Lew tried to visit the fighters’ house on his own, and he’s obviously feeling that his wrestling coach is overstepping his boundaries once again.

“It’s very disrespectful for me,” he says.

For Junior, it’s the final straw. He decides to pull aside another coach, Luiz Dorea, and use him as a sounding board. Luiz essentially agrees with Junior and says Lew’s actions are undermining his authority.

Lew tries to plead his case, but Junior cuts him off and tells him it’s just not working.

“I don’t like the vibe here,” he says. “You can go now.”

Lew says he simply wanted to check up on the guys and help them.

“It was bull [expletive],” Lew says of his dismissal.

With Team Dos Santos now a coach down, we head to the Team Lesnar locker room, where Brock learns about his injured fighters’ good news. Len and Clay are in good spirits. And Len feels the wild-card spot is all but his.

“There’s hope,” a relieved Brock says.

We then convene back in the gym for the final two fight announcement. Brock announces them:

During the following training session, Brock says he’s very confident with Tony, who’s got quick hands a propensity for training on his own. Brock loves watching his sparring sessions and his dynamic striking.

Justin, meanwhile, knows, “I’m not even supposed to be here.” But he knows that could work to his advantage since no one, including Brock, saw him during the audition process prior to the team picks. Junior works a game plan for him to control the center of the octagon.

“I finish all my fights, man,” Justin says.

Back at the house, Team Dos Santos is a bit bummed Lew is gone. They’re also bummed that the language barrier makes it difficult for the English speakers to understand their Brazilian coaches during a fight.

Soon, though, both teams are off to the gym for final preparations, hand wraps and the eventual introductions.

UFC president Dana White does the intros, referee Josh Rosenthal gets us started, and we’re underway.

Justin comes out swinging with wild punches and kicks. Tony tries to match him, but Justin gets the early edge. Tony clinches, and though most miss, Justin continues winging power shots. Justin delivers a knee from the clinch and puts his opponent against the cage, but Tony stays calm and breaks off. Justin initiates the action again, but Tony’s finding success with his jab. Tony now has trouble getting in range as he eats the jab. Tony lands a couple nice hooks, and Justin takes him to the mat. Tony is pack up, and they trade more shots. Justin is slowing a bit, and Tony gets through a big left. Justin answers with dirty boxing but eats a heavy body shot. Neither fighter is gaining the edge, and both are connecting. Justin fires off a nice three-punch combo and scores the takedown. Justin works from full guard but takes elbows from an active Tony. He then postures up to deliver a punch, but Tony knocks him silly with an upkick, and the bout is quickly waved off.

It’s a stunning knockout and win for Team Lesnar.

In a post-fight confessional, Tony admits he simply had to stay calm during the initial flurry. It worked, and when Justin got careless in his top position, he took a heel to the face.

“Justin was winning the fight, but this is MMA, and that happens,” a disappointed Junior says.

Dana congratulates both guys for putting on an entertaining bout.

Justin is disappointed but holds onto hope he may get one of the wild-card slots. Junior offers words of encouragement.

After a commercial break, the focus then turns to the next bout and pre-fight preparations. Chuck, the team jokester, has the respect of Brock, who thinks his unorthodox style could work to his advantage.

Team Dos Santos, meanwhile, rallies around Zach, the team’s resident nice guy. But once in the cage, he dials up the intensity and says fighting brings out his competitive spirit. Junior knows he’s simply a guy who likes being a fighter and testing himself.

Soon, the teams return to the UFC Training Center, where final fight preparations are underway. Soon, it’s fight time, and we have:

Dana again does intros, and the ref is the same. Zach immediately shoots and gets the takedown, and he lands in side control. He isolates the arm, but it allows Chuck to get back to his feet. Zach swarms and puts him against the cage while delivering knees to the body and legs. Chuck reverses the position, but Zach again takes the power position from the clinch and delivers knees before getting the drag-takedown. Zach works from full guard. Chuck looks for elbows from below and nearly secures a triangle choke. Zach stands over him and then delivers leg kicks before tagging Chuck with a punch as he gets back to his feet. Chuck grabs an arm but hits the mat and gives it up. But he moves into top position and unloads a quick barrage of punches. Zach looks to isolate an arm and eats more punches. Zach, though, then wraps his legs for a triangle choke and gets the quick tap-out.

It’s a quick end to another competitive and entertaining bout.

Dana’s again blown away. Team Dos Santos celebrates the victory. Zach, who’s said he’s tried to get on the show before, is pleased with his win and thinks he put the other team on notice.

Chuck, though, is steamed and stomps to the dressing room. Brock knows Chuck is extra mad because he got caught with a submission he often uses himself.

Now, with all seven opening-round matchups in the books, Dana calls in Brock and Junior to discuss the wild-card picks. Plenty of solid candidates have emerged. Although Team Dos Santos has a 4-3 lead, he simply wants the best two fighters, regardless of team.

Justin is brought in first, and though Dana wanted him for a slot, his 90-day medical suspension ruins the possibility.

“You’re [expletive] kidding me,” Justin says.

He’s devastated but holds out hope he can get a spot on the live finale.

The rest of the fighters are brought in one by one, and unlike past seasons, every single eliminated competitor wants a spot. But Dana still is bummed no one is really adamant about it.

Brock, though, makes a case for Len. He’s got his doubts about his tenacity but says he’d be his first pick.

Dana, though, is surprised that the coaches and he both agree with each other, and they’ve come to a group and unanimous conclusion. They then head out to the training center and announce their decision.

“These are the guys who not only deserve it but wanted it the most, in my opinion,” Dana says.

Catch new episodes of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos” every Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV. MMAjunkie.com recaps each episode of the reality series, and full series coverage can be found on “The Ultimate Fighter 13” page.

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